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    Africa international climate policy sustainable development goals
    Business
    Africa
    News
    November 10, 2021

    RELEASE: Kenya Partnership to Reduce Textile Waste Wins 2021 P4G Partnership of the Year Award

    • circular economy
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • COP26
    • circular economy
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 12
    • COP26
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    August 14, 2019

    Closing Sub-Saharan Africa’s Electricity Access Gap: Why Cities Must Be Part of the Solution

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    power line in Kenya
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 7, 2019

    PODCAST: Why Securing Land Rights for Indigenous People Can Accelerate Sustainable Development

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Small forestry in the Peruvian Amazon.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Energy
    Africa
    News
    October 4, 2017

    RELEASE: Report: Tanzania Mini-grid Sector Doubles with Bold Policy Approach

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    • sustainable development goals
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    • sustainable development goals
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Civil Society Organizations Use Public Information to Protect Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Rangers in Kibale National Park, Uganda, learn to use the Forest Watcher app developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, Google, and Global Forest Watch. Photo by Lilian Pintea/Jane Goodall Institute
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    Democratic Republic of the Congo Enables Forest-based Communities to Secure Land Rights

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Community consultation in Lukolela, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Forests
    Africa
    Outcomes
    December 22, 2016

    African Countries Commit to Restore More Than 63 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Farmers and officials at a tree nursery in Nyandarua County, Kenya. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI, Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2016
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 22, 2015

    After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Eiffel Tower
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America Latin America Africa Europe
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 19, 2015

    Jump-starting the SDGs: 4 Lessons from Early Adopters

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14610739@N07/15625929161/">versello</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2015

    South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Africa
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls South Africa INDC Submission "Encouraging"

    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    July 24, 2015

    Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen/Flickr.
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    December 18, 2014

    Going in the Right Direction?

    Climate
    Africa Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    November 26, 2014

    What Would Success Look Like at COP 20 in Lima?

    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Lima is a major milestone on the path to Paris and the 2015 climate agreement. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 21, 2014

    Climate Equity: A Tale of 4 Countries

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A crowded street in Hyderabad, India. Photo credit: Nicolas Mirguet, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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